January 2010 District Meeting

Location: Detroit Lakes American Legion Hall, 810 West Lake Drive, Detroit Lakes, MN

Date & Time: Noon on Sunday January 17, 2010

AGENDA:

1. Approve Minutes of April 25, 2009 and October 18, 2009 (5 minutes)
2. Presentation – Registrar training – Ranae Orr, Director of League Operations for MYSA will conduct registration training for all new and seasoned club registrars concurrent with our district meeting -  please confirm your club participation with Don Cox.
3. Update club contacts (5 min)
   1. New volunteers and/or current ones
4. Update from December and January Competitive Committee and Board of Directors meetings (30 min)

1. 2010 summer season (60 min)
   1. Scheduling options –

a.     Weekends – none at all? Two games? Same as usual?

b.    Only two games per week?  More practice time-less games?  Start games in May?

c.     Use “American-National” league grouping to cut travel?

1. 1. Number of games; home-away ratio – same mix?  Different mix?
   2. Number of fields per site – how many games could be handled?
   3. Exhibitions – scheduled early in season
   4. League parameters worksheet – update dates – send out by Feb. meeting
   5. Neutral Site Agreement update
   6. Play-off Options – full slate or district only

a.     Structure of our district tournament

1. Break (10 min)
2. General Sharing and Issues (45 min)
   1. Plans for coaching and/or referee clinics for 2010
   2. Plans for tournaments for 2010 – hosting and participating in
   3. Plans for soccer camps for 2010
   4. Use of allocated fine funds (if any from 2009 season)
   5. Olympic Development Program
   6. Calendar dates and deadlines
3. Set meeting dates for 2010  Feb 21; Mar ?? (5 min)
4. For the good of soccer!